Introduction is almost 2 minutes long. A spelling list of pre- and re- prefix word practice. Narrators reads the entire list and the challenge words. Each word is spelled orally and individual letters appear on the screen. Narrator defines the w...ord. Students are asked to trace and say the word. (18:[more]

This short animated clip tells about the meanings of the prefixes "un" and "re" in a funny cartoon. First, the rhinos are zipped up in the bag. Then, the "un" people "unzipped" the bag. It takes the heroism of the "re" people to "rezip" the bag. Prod...uced by PBSkids for the learn to read series, "Between the Lions."(00:45)[more]

In this video segment from Between the Lions, Monica Maxwell is standing in the teeth of an arctic wind struggling to button up her parka. After she succeeds, the evil un people put an “un” in front of the word “button” and unbutton the parka. Monica... is left out in the cold until the heroic re people rebutton her parka. The words appearing on screen include: buttoned, unbuttoned, and rebuttoned. This video segment provides a resource for Fluency and Phonemic Awareness. (0:44)[more]

This video is set up as a screen on the computer, narrator goes through prefix and put words in the correct columns and explains the new meaning. This would be a good idea for a classroom that has a smartboard. Video is good quality and good for all ...students as a review or initial learning of the topic.[more]

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